Temperate+Seasonal+Forest

wow, it was looking pretty good until I got to human impacts!

Deciduous forests or temperate seasonal forests are located in the eastern half of North America and the center of Europe. Temperate seasonal forests are major in Asian countries. These countries include, but are not limited to southwest Russia, Japan, and eastern China. Aside from North America and Asia, South America has two large areas of temperate seasonal forests in southern Chile and the middle-eastern coast of Paraguay. Some more notable variations of temperate seasonal forests are found in New Zealand alongside southeastern Australia.The soil is extremely fertile. Many of the famous agricultural regions are found in this biome. Due to constant human manipulation not many “original” temperate seasonal forest exist.
 * I****ntroduction**


 * Fauna**

There are generally 3 tiers of plant life. Lichen, moss and ferns can be found on the floor of the forest. Shrubs take over the middle level of the forest. Finally, tall and sturdy trees like maple, oak, birch, magnolia and hardwood fill the highest ranks of the forest.

If you were to actually go deeper than there could be five different zones in total. The first zone is the Tree Stratum zone. This zone contains the trees mentioned before and its height ranges from 60 feet up to 100. Small trees and saplings make up the second zone and led to it’s the sapling zone. The third zone is known as the shrub zone. Some shrubs include the rhododendrons, mountain laurel, and huckleberries. The Herb zone is the fourth zone and is composed of short, herbal plants. The last zone is composed of the same lichen and mosses mentioned before.


 * Flora**


 * Ant
 * Bald Eagle
 * Beaver
 * Black Bear
 * Brown Bear
 * Cardinal
 * Deer
 * Earthworm
 * Fox
 * Frog
 * Duck
 * Muskrat
 * Newt
 * Nightingale
 * Opossums
 * Porcupine
 * Rabbit
 * Raccoon
 * Red-fox
 * Red Tailed Hawk
 * Scorpion
 * Skunk
 * Squirrel
 * Turkey Weasel
 * White tailed deer
 * Salamanders
 * Snowy Owls
 * Porcupines


 * Seasonal** **Temperatures**


 * Seasonal Precipitation**


 * Human impact/interaction with biome**


 * ** Acid rain from global warming **
 * ** Agriculture from the rich soil **
 * ** Deforestation from the increase demand of lumber **

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